See what the average commute is in Kidder County, ND

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Kidder County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Kidder County has a longer commute than all of its five neighboring counties, with Logan County, ND having the shortest commute at 14.8 minutes.

Kidder County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 26.7 minutes
--- 51.8% higher than state average
--- #2 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 7.3%
- Workers who drive to work: 85.1%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 18.0%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 7.4%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 12.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 37.0%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Logan County, ND: 14.8 minutes
#2. Stutsman County, ND: 15.0 minutes
#3. Wells County, ND: 17.5 minutes
#4. Emmons County, ND: 17.9 minutes
#5. Sheridan County, ND: 21.9 minutes
#6. Kidder County, ND: 26.7 minutes

Counties with the best commute in North Dakota
#1. McIntosh County: 11.0 minutes
#2. Foster County: 11.7 minutes
#3. Pierce County: 13.4 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in North Dakota
#1. Renville County: 35.5 minutes
#2. Kidder County: 26.7 minutes
#3. McHenry County: 25.9 minutes